Impact Report 2023/24

Stevenage FC Foundation is the official independent charity of Stevenage Football Club, delivering over 30 community programmes across Hertfordshire covering sport, health, education and community engagement. Their 2023/24 impact report documents £10.69 million in social value, 185+ weekly sessions, and a genuinely lifelong community offer from age 2 to 96 — with programmes ranging from dementia cafés and cancer recovery to degree-level education delivered from The Lamex Stadium.

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📋About

Premier League Kicks; Premier League Primary Stars; Change2Engage (secondary school mentoring); Girls Talent Pathway; Walking Football; Extra Time Hub; Boro Bygones (dementia); Community Kitchen; On Your Side (mental health); Introduction to Exercise; Strength and Balance; Back in the Game; Foundation Degree programmes (Sports Coaching, Football Development, Sports Business); Youth Hub; Youth Board Custom geography from upload: Stevenage / Hertfordshire

📊Key Metrics

£10.69 million of social value delivered into the local community in 2023/24; 185+ sessions delivered every week across the community; over 30 different projects delivered each year Key Metric 1
Programmes serve participants from age 2 through to age 96 — genuinely lifelong engagement offer; sessions delivered across Stevenage, North Hertfordshire, East Hertfordshire and Welwyn Hatfield Key Metric 2
Change2Engage school programme shown to dramatically increase resilience and emotion management in participating pupils; Girls Talent Pathway graduate progressed to join Foundation apprenticeship team; PL Kicks participants progressed to captaincy and Youth Board roles Key Metric 3

Key Outcomes

  • Daryl Smith cited as 13-year Foundation employee who has 'impacted thousands of people'; participant Duncan lost weight and dropped blood sugar levels to safer levels through Get Set to Go; Phil (dementia) broke down barriers and stigma, moving from arms-crossed non-participation to social engagement over programme duration
  • Foundation operates as independent charity (not subsidiary of football club); part of network of 92 Community Club Organisations (CCOs); registered charity since 2011; Higher Education Degree programmes delivered from The Lamex Stadium in partnership with universities
  • Youth Board provides young people with formal governance role; new CEO Peter Beeley joined January 2026; REACT programme launched 2026 in EFL partnership to support over-55s health; Small Acts of Kindness winter partnership for Christmas 2025

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2025 Enhanced

Impact Review 2024/25

£3,112,419 raised to deliver projects in 2024/25; total income £2,920,000 and total expenditure £2,850,000 (year ended 31 August 2024)
Key Metric 1
28,692 people took part in activities; 307,544 visits to sessions; 17,793 sessions delivered
Key Metric 2
More than 16,000 young people engaged across early years and primary programmes; 34 Premier League Primary Stars partner schools; over 7,000 healthy meals provided on HAF camps
Key Metric 3
Blackpool FC Sports College A Team won the CEFA league title 2024/25; BFC School received 'Good' Ofsted rating in November 2024; Norbreck Primary Academy reached EFL Utilita Kids Cup National Final at Wembley, winning Regional Finals unbeaten
2025 Enhanced

Impact Report 2025

Total income £659,217 and total expenditure £674,216 (year ended 30 June 2025, charity no. 1137275); 10,252 individuals engaged across the 2024/25 season, with 9,713 being young people in schools
Key Metric 1
82% of participants reported positive impact on mental wellbeing; 84% on physical wellbeing; 82% on sense of community; 86% made new friends since joining
Key Metric 2
70% agreed they made positive changes to their life as a result of CUF activity; 63% of adult participants felt a strong sense of community/belonging, 2% above the national average; 78% agreed they feel more motivated to be physically active (Forever United older adults programme)
Key Metric 3
56.7% of young people hardly ever or never feel lonely vs national average; 94% of participants feel welcome, safe and included; CUF participants ranked higher than Cambridge and UK averages for happiness, life satisfaction and worthwhile life
2025 Enhanced

Impact Report 2024-25

6,744 participants engaged across education, social inclusion, employability, heritage and health programmes in 2024/25
Key Metric 1
37,357 hours of positive activity delivered; £3.9 million in social value generated
Key Metric 2
4,805 pupils supported across 58 education settings; 300+ young people referred across six Engage hubs in Northampton, Kettering, Corby and Milton Keynes
Key Metric 3
89% of young people attending Engage programme made positive steps; 92% of employability learners moved to positive progression